Chu Tianyao was shocked at first when he saw the Seven Venerables die, but when he looked at the figure of the Eight Venerables not far away and quietly retreated, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but show a strange smile.

Hehe, although the process is a little biased, this situation is ...... Isn't it going according to my plan?

Looking around at no one, Chu Tianyao slowly walked out from behind the mound and came to the ambush of the Seven Venerables, took out the jade slip from his clothes, quickly edited out a message, and pressed the "send" button.

Then, he went to the outbox again and forwarded the message, and the recipient column was filled in with himself. This time, though, he chose to "send it on a scheduled basis". The delivery time is delayed until half an hour later.

"Seven Venerables, don't you want the murderer who really framed you to be punished?" Chu Tianyao smiled gently, but a poisonous cold light flashed in his eyes, "My subordinates are all helping you avenge you——"

……

Nine Secluded Palaces, in the rooms of the Eight Venerables.

After hurriedly fleeing back to the hall and resting for a while, the Eight Venerables were still in shock.

This time, the plan was messed up by himself, so he didn't dare to take the initiative to report the death of the Seven Venerables. Otherwise, if someone else asks why he appeared on the scene when the Seven Venerables were on a mission, it would be difficult to argue.

If you can recapture the fragments of the Ding Weapon, at least you will have the merit to do it, even if you say that you are going to help the Seven Venerables, no one dares to refute you. But now this is the case...... It's better to have more than one thing.

When the news of the death of the Seven Venerables came back, I immediately came forward to testify, Lao Jiu had already recognized that kid, and this time it was completely his conspiracy...... Looking at the thick stack of materials on the table, all about Chu Tianyao's old background, the Eighth Venerable felt a little relieved.

Time was especially long in this tormented waiting, and the Eight Venerables looked at the jade slip in their hands from time to time, fearing that they would receive a death report and a summoning order from the hall master.

"The enemy is far from superficial strength, come for reinforcements!!" The sender is the Seven Venerables!

The Eight Venerables trembled in shock, and the jade slip almost slipped out of their hands. It took a while for the beating heart to gradually subside, staring at the message in front of him, while quickly turning his thoughts.

No, if you think about it, the Seven Venerables are indeed dead...... The blood-covered image of the Seven Venerables resurfaced in his mind, and the Eighth Venerable restrained his inexplicable fear and continued to think.

If you are injured like that, you must not survive...... Moreover, the kid surnamed Ye had already left, and even if the Seven Venerables were not dead at the time, and wanted to send a message for help, they would not choose such wording...... Yes, it's false, this message must be false......

Who could it be? By the way...... He must have been there at the time! He was the only one who would send such a message to scare me...... Do you want to play "corpse tricking" with me? ha...... Sure enough, it's a naïve little ghost, thinking that with this kind of trick, can it really scare me?

You're taking advantage of this moment to be proud...... The Eighth Venerable wiped a handful of cold sweat oozing from his forehead, and quickly pressed his thumb on the jade slip, deleting this ominous message at first glance.

……

At sunset, the news of the death of the Seven Venerables finally returned to the hall.

The Eighth Venerable hurried to gather, but to his surprise, it was Chu Tianyao who brought back the body of the Seven Venerables! This kid didn't shy away at all, he had appeared at the scene of the crime for no reason?

From the Great Venerable to the Sixth Venerable, who have been in retreat or gone out on missions recently, there are only a group of Dharma protectors attached to the Venerable One, except for the Eight Venerables and the Nine Venerables. There was a lot of discussion in the main hall, especially the emotions of the Seven Venerable factions were the most excited.

"What's going on, Nine Venerables, explain it. The Lord of the Nine Shadows Hall spoke coldly. The whispering in the hall also died down instantly, and the silence of the audience was so quiet that it could be heard.

Chu Tianyao always bowed down and stood beside the corpse of the Seven Venerables, and at this time his body leaned lower: "The subordinates received a message from the Seven Venerables asking for help, saying that the battle situation had changed and they urgently needed reinforcements. It's a pity that I went a step too late...... Subordinates are guilty. ”

The Eighth Venerable listened to him calmly mention the "Message for Help", and his eyes suddenly narrowed slightly when he thought of the "Fraudulent Corpse" message that he had also received earlier and was casually deleted by himself. At this moment, he suddenly felt that something seemed to be wrong...... This realization also made his heart fall heavily.

The follower faction behind him knew that he was panicking in his heart, and they all thought that they had finally caught the wrong place of the Nine Venerables, and asked triumphantly: "Nine Venerables, these Seven Venerables have always had a deep relationship with you, how could they think of sending you a message at a critical juncture?"

Chu Tianyao still replied to the Lord of the Nine Shadows Palace: "This subordinate doesn't know either. But that message was indeed sent by the Seven Venerables. ”

After a moment of silence, he raised his hand and took out a piece of jade slip, and continued: "My subordinates also brought back the jade slips of the Seven Venerables this time, but there is a difference between dignity and inferiority, and I dare not check ...... privately."

The Lord of the Nine Secluded Palaces looked at him without waves, and said lightly: "Present it." ”

Chu Tianyao bowed forward, held the jade slip in both hands, and quickly retreated back to his original position. The Lord of the Nine Shadows Hall leaned on the throne and looked at the jade message at will, and there was no change in expression on his face.

But the more this happened, the more panicked the subordinates became, especially the Eight Venerables, who could feel the cold hairs on his back stand on end. At this point, it must be that I have miscalculated, and a few conjectures flashed vaguely in my mind, but they are all fleeting and difficult to capture.

Finally, the Nine Shadows Hall Lord raised his eyes again and said coldly, "The communication records here show that the Seven Venerables sent a total of two messages before the accident. One is for the Nine Venerables, but the ......one from earlier, "With a slight turn of his gaze, he fell on the figure whose entire body was shrouded in haze," was addressed to the Eight Venerables. ”

"In other words, he first asked you for help to no avail, and then he turned to the Nine Venerables. ”

This charge was pressed down heavily, and the Eight Venerables blurted out that they wanted to refute it, but when the words came to their mouths, they suddenly found that they couldn't even say a word.

How to say it...... To say that the Seven Venerables were clearly dead at that time, this message could not have been sent by him at all, but in this case, it would reveal that he was at the scene at the time, and he could not explain why he was there...... What is even more inexplicable is why he didn't report the death of the Seven Venerables in time when he knew about it...... It's a trap, and then, no matter what you say, it's only going to get darker and darker......

The Eight Venerables were stupid on the spot, and in the eyes of others, when he was weak-minded and acquiesced, a pair of disdainful eyes also threw themselves at him one after another.

The Seven Venerable factions were the most angry, and they all bluntly accused: "Eighth Venerable, aren't you jealous of the position of the Seven Venerables, and deliberately don't save him when he dies?"

As the crusade against the Eight Venerables intensified, Chu Tian suddenly took a step forward, bowed down and said, "Hall Master, my subordinates believe that the Eight Venerables should not be like this. Maybe there was another reason at the time, so he couldn't be separated. ”

Although he didn't know what tricks the other party wanted to play, this line of vitality he threw was something that the Eight Venerables had to grasp. Oh, yes...... If I want to say it now, I can only be entangled in my own trivial matters, I don't see Yu Jian, and I don't know that there is that message for help to justify......

If you say that you are in retreat and cultivating...... No, no, if you really don't see it, that message should always remain in the "unread" state, but now that you have deleted the message, there is still a record of sending it in the jade slip of the Seven Venerables, and if you say this, it will definitely be debunked immediately......

Unless you can find a witness...... Let him prove that I really didn't look at the jade slip at that time. As a last resort, I can drag him into the water and say that the message was deleted by him, and I don't know it...... However, the argument that I "don't have time to look at the jade slips" is valid, unless there is something unsightly that is being discussed at the time...... Yes...... Could it be ......!

A flash of lightning suddenly flashed through the Eighth Venerable's mind, and he still remembered that Chu Tianyao had hinted to his face that he was selling the recommended quota for the Heavenly Palace Gate...... If he meant to say this, he wanted to take the opportunity to expose the matter...... Chu Tianyao...... You are really calculating, you are expected, I have to take the initiative to confess in order to protect myself......?

Once this matter is exposed, this financial road will be cut off from then on, but if you insist on not saying anything, it will be a death to your colleagues, and the crime will be even more serious...... The Eight Venerables quickly weighed the weight in their hearts, and finally under the gaze of different sides, they lifted the corners of their robes, bowed to the ground, and shouted: "Hall Master, your subordinates are guilty!"

"At that time, my subordinates were working with ...... A Nine Shadows Holy Envoy negotiated the purchase and sale of the quota of the Heavenly Palace Gate, and during the murder of the Seven Venerables, he did not check the jade slip. "The Eight Venerables kowtow like pounding garlic," the subordinates used their power for personal gain, selling places in the hall, and even more failed to rescue the Seven Venerables because of this matter, which is a great crime...... The subordinates are willing to be punished!"

The Nine Shades Hall Lord looked down at him indifferently, and said lightly: "You can discuss the matter of buying and selling quotas later, I only ask you, who is the Nine Shadows Holy Envoy who traded with you?"

The Eighth Venerable's eyes rolled quickly, and he responded, "His name is Mu Hansha, is ...... A person of the Seven Venerables. ”

Mu Hansha did ask for a recommendation place from himself, but he was rejected by himself at that time. I still vaguely remember ...... He had come to ask for a place for one of his relatives, and he had all the information about that person. If you really want to investigate, there should be no omissions...... If he can help himself tide over the difficulties this time, the big deal is that the quota he asks for will be given to him for free!

Hearing this, the Seven Venerable faction echoed: "Yes, Namu Hansha was originally just a small slave, but the Seven Venerables single-handedly supported him, and this person behaved decently, and he has always been appreciated by the Seven Venerables. ”

The lord of the Nine Shadows Hall bowed: "Pass him up." ”

For a moment, everyone fell into a nervous wait, and the Eight Venerables couldn't help muttering in their hearts.

Mu Hansha has always been one of his dogs, he should honestly help himself get rid of his crimes, right...... but in the past, he treated him harshly, in case he took the opportunity to take revenge...... no...... Although the poison was given by himself, he also gave it, and he was also an accomplice when he said it, so he didn't dare to ......

Soon, Mu Hansha was brought to the temple. He bowed down from afar: "Subordinate Mu Hansha, knock to see the hall master." ”

Since becoming the Holy Envoy of the Nine Shadows, it was the first time he had the opportunity to meet the hall master at close range. At this time, I don't know whether it was because of excitement or fear, and my body couldn't help shaking.

The Lord of the Nine Shadows Hall glanced at the bottom of the stairs, and said lightly: "The Eighth Venerable said that at the beginning of today, you are discussing with him about buying and selling the primary election quota, is this true?"

The body of the Eight Venerables tensed suddenly, and he looked at Mu Hansha who was kneeling behind him on the left with trembling, and at this time he said casually...... But it's about your own net worth and life!

Someone from the Seven Venerable faction spoke out and said comfortingly: "Hansha, you don't have to be afraid, just say it boldly." This matter involves the death of the Seven Venerables, which is not trivial, and your current identity is a witness and not a prisoner. Even if you lose something, the lord of the temple will forgive you without sin. ”

Perhaps they thought that if this was true, Mu Hansha had also personally participated in the trading of quotas, and in order to protect himself, he might try to clear up. In this way, it gave him a reassuring pill first.

Sure enough, Mu Hansha's trembling eased slightly, and he said in a weak voice: "Returning to the hall master, yes." ”

The Eight Venerables breathed a sigh of relief. Very good, very good, it seems that he really helped himself...... With his cleverness, he is enough to help himself cope with the trouble in front of him......

The Nine Shadows Hall Lord continued to ask, "Just now they all said that you are the Seven Venerable faction, why did you find the Eighth Venerable when you bought the quota?"

Mu Hansha's forehead was always against the ground, and he responded in a trembling voice: "My subordinates bought the quota not for themselves, but for the relatives in my family. The Seven Venerables...... is upright, and has always hated these favoritisms the most...... In this regard, the same is true of the Nine Venerables...... Of course, the subordinates are by no means criticizing the Eight Venerables when they say this, it's just that each person's style is different. ”

The Eighth Venerable frowned slightly, and when he heard what he said, he pointed out that he was a person who "played favoritism and fakes". However, there is a big difficulty in front of us, and this small detail is useless to investigate.

The Nine Shadows Hall Lord still said in the same tone: "Hmm." During the incident, the Eight Venerables had never seen the Jade Jane?"

The nerves of everyone in the hall tensed again, and the Eight Venerables swallowed their saliva unconsciously.

Although Mu Hansha was low on the ground, he could still feel the attention from all directions. Especially the two eyes at the top, although there is no emotion, the inside is cold to the bone...... He shuddered, and slowly replied with two words:

“…… Yes. ”

The Eight Venerables finally relaxed completely, turned around, and said in a loud voice as if showing off their exploits: "What the subordinates said is true! But in any case, the subordinates are indeed to blame for the death of the Seven Venerables, and they are willing to suffer any punishment......

"But ......"

Just when everything was almost a foregone conclusion, a faint voice sounded again.

"But there is one thing, my subordinates think about it privately, and they are very uneasy in their hearts. ”

The joyful countenance of the Eight Venerables stiffened. What did he want to say? The matter was over here, what else did he want to add to himself? He turned sharply and gestured with his eyes, just wanting him to stop immediately. But Mu Hansha raised his head timidly, and his eyes only looked at the Nine Shadows Hall Lord in front of him, as if he was waiting for his attitude.

His eyes ...... Suddenly it became strange...... The Eighth Venerable "chuckled" in his heart again, and the cramped feeling that the situation was out of control spread in his heart again.

(End of chapter)